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MMT1SEA A Brief Hutory of the Local Catholic Church. fc

CHOUCM HA* KXI»T*D *0 Y*AM Ha* Had About Ton* Aaetora—Fa tn*f DoB*r »*rw*d tha Lo«*0*»« Timo—Father Kelly, th« Pr«*e«l Popular Rector, to Build a New tame*. Marcaret M Halve/. In a recent r umber of "Our Lady of Oooo Couo«el, ‘ pubUabcd at Villa Nora. Pa. "It »a* Ever or rial*, of plaaaaat memory • no dlasnosed tba malady wblcb uosyupatbelic folk* bad beet calling in bl» ca*e. plain actravagan** aa ebronic catalocltta.' caused he aald by a germ tbat abide* in (be cataloguei of old book* and produce* In Ita rtetlm total Inability to realat the attrac tlon of a book eala A congenita! germ It mutt be ipoealbly fnetered la Pblladelph'* by tbe vicinage of out Catholic Historical Society) tbat cauaee the growing dlipoeltion here to Investigate Catholic beglnnlnge and collate the ttory of the Catholic progress "Few tmoulte* deserve more enconragement. for only familiarities with the past can cause u* to comprehend It* dlfflcultle* and fairly estimate Ita ecblevementa. With thll knowledge, too. muat r-wda grow the boneat appreclatlon of nur present advantage*, aa well aa of tbe responsibilities which they entail If. Indeed, we would not le«ve behind a record sadly Inferior U that of ocr forbears. "Our own Interest In tbe annal* and reminiscence* of tbe past proves th» truth of tbat much-quoted saying of John Qnlncy Adama. that posterity de lights In details, and thee* It baboovv us to provide. Even In the Journeying, and sojourn* which constltut* the Idea American vacation there Is ample opportunity for reeaaich. and the coller tlon of what Watson calls ■memorabilia,' that shall be Invaluabl* to the future historian of tbe faith in Amei

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manks to Catholic teaching and Ita practical every-day application, there are few of our people to-day - willing to decide the question of a summer'* location without duly considering the religion* facilities It affords. It la only within a very few year* that the conscientious Catholic, therefore, bad wide •con* for vacation cboiea for. aa the Standard'* JudlclOdk Bust body recently remarked, 'rural Catholic communities are sUll comparatively rare—It would seem superlatively so In Pennsylvania 1 But compensation 1* found Is tha pjentltude of Where to-day. thank God! to* muais of eea anthem mingle* with ths croon of the voiceful wave*, and Up lamp of the sanctuary shine* for the faithful as the beacon of the bench the Incoming mariner, symbolic always Of safety and welcoma Let U* paus* gi-d count them ever—the seaside ■brines that Jewel the stretch of ocean front, which Is so peculiarly PWladalphla’s vacation Mecca. The great Atlantic, aa we know, washes the Jersey ahor* tor Its **■ treme length from Cap* May to Sandy Book—Frank Stockton put It ones thi New Jersey Is vary Intimate with the ocean—but for a _ shall follow the original line which was made In 1*76. dividing the State into two provinces, and ccuBne onr attention to the western one. with a pegcoast commencing below Long Branch, {a tbe watery then known as Llttla Egg Harbor and terminating with Cape May Point. -Within theee limits no fewer than Bint summer resorts have arisen tor popular favor. mo*l of them pov testing the Catholic qaellflcaUou Which wa hay* set oot to discover and describe In cursory fashion -Seniority and historic*! Interest place Cape May *rat upon our list, la school histories w* read of ths Dntch explorer. Captain Cornelius Jaeobus Mey. who In 1671 rounded the southernmost point of New Jaraey noil and bestowed upon It hla own earname. which a till aurvive*. Agriculturists. Oiling the land to tbe ocoaii‘* pdge. and Bshermen. seeking the wpgle apd tea lion In the teeming waters', f^Jlowed In the wake of th* bluff narl gator. But all these had long since passed to Join the nations beyond Hood before the am of the w£* BbtfyftaS^of the" cloetag , ©t the eigthtoeoth century, wheg May apd Long Branch—the (attar on th* ahor* of th* eastern prorinco— wars aorilast men Honed in this son -Whan th* pradio* of susmar tray aUng irat obtained-and In 1*70 wa tod It charndarixad as qnlta a mod art fashion—inland watering place* war* sought I only adapted to tha robust who might yrature an agearata} to tha sho^e^

“The formation of Cape May pariah proper data* from 1K». whan Rev. Tha- ' lua Degtn a mlsalonary of th« i nationality as Captain Kornatlut May. was appolatad to taka charge of Bridgeton. MUlvIll*. Vineland. Cnp» May and naorby stations, manning an area where now two prieata find am pH tor labor. II was Father Dagta'i •m than to go by sing* from Bridgeton, where he had established hla residence, to MlUrUlA celabrau Mata there and taka tha train then— which, reaching Cap* May at 11.11. allowed tin* to have th* oonaacratton

over by noon.

-Shortly after h* had completed a pretty rectory at Bridgeton, one ef hi* aartlaal afforta. Father Degvn was appoint** rector of Cape May In 1171. and hare tor It years he lolled wilt th* nafiagtng asal of a born mission Amongst th* ylalbl* results of hla labor are th* removal of tbe chnrcb to Ita praaaat alt*, the erection of new altars and new pews therein, th* provision of vestments and sacred vessel*, th* building of th* school bous* and Ststare' residence, and the rabnlldlna ana enlargement of the"rectory. Be also built th* church at Cap* May Point, which Included In Ita furnishings pew* that had been used by the Praahylarwhen 'bay held religious service* In n pavilion at Saa Grove (now Cap*

May Point)

"Father Degen'* silver Jubilee In 1SU and the celebration at th* 40th year of hi* priesthood In 1*87. were two occasions when cllUens of nil denominations Joined his faithful ftock In practical expression of ths admiration and esteem so Justly due to this tireleas priest, who la 11 years had raised Cape May from th* status of a struggling mission to that of a most fiourtahlng parish. A soggestlv* fact ' connection la that In hla men magnificent sanctuary lamp ha* been presented (o hla beloved church by a non-CatholIc lady. Mist Anna Knight “On tha last day of October, 1*00. Father Degen passed to hU eternal reward. and waa succeeded by tha Rev D. 8. Kelly; under hit guidance many lasting Improvements have been affected. and the preeent season finds pastor and people urgently occupied paring for tbe erection of a e< edifice, which shall sant MO aoat 130.000 and be In nil rasp thy of aristocratic Cape May.

Epilepsy, Fits

"My son was cured of a very bad case of epilepsy with Dr. Miles' Nervine." MRS. D. BAKER. Cleveland, O. "My little daughter who waa afflicted with St. Vittu* Dance is now entirely well after taking Dr. Miles’ Nervine only four

MRS. C G. BENNETT, Alma, Mich. Epilepsy, Fits, St. Vhua' Dance and Spasms, are all nervous diseases. They have been cured in so many instances with Dr. Miles' Nervine that it U reasonable to conclude that it io almost sure to cure you. With nervous diseases of a severe type, persistent use has almost invariably resulted in a complete cure or lasting benefits, worth many times tbe cost of the remedy. The best evidence you can get of ita merits is to write to those who have used it. Get a bottle from your druggist Take It all according to directions, and If it does not benefit he will return your money.

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AN UNSOCIABLE LOT. What Mr. Them** Thought *» th Crowd In New York. Mg. Tbocia* rramiued a fresh atk. pf birch Into his little stove and closer (he door, which John Arnold bad lef ■jar on hi* entrance. Tha tiny shop (bus became air tight. Than th.proprietor replied lo John'* qBeetle■; of what he tbought of Naw York "1 can tell /• to 'maxing few Word*.' be aald- "It't considerable of a place Loti doing an' splendid big banding* an* arbuols au’ churches an* all that They think they're eome puoklns lo. An' 1 ain't saying iliui there aln I plenty of real amnrt om-a there. Spin of oil that, tbeogh. ( c.l 'em kind i> Iguornnl, la ldi« being *cld In thel

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want l« knowT commeolMl JoU. visibly Impreuued by this recital ■ -ru tell ye." continued Mr Y hornet -prothef Turn's boy's uffl * k do» near the Mg Brooklyn bridge, and used to go down there and art a gw* deal while my wife visited with b! wife up In Harlem. "When ll come what they call ru;! b6or | used rfo go down an' stand «n. tbe bridge an' watch 'em passing try hundreds uf '*ul up their RBay u 1 | got (o feel real frteudly an' (« know Iota of 'em by sight. Bur— Mr. Thomas paused ImpreeMrely -bcL although I didtft mlaa an gff noon whilst I waa tberi;. an' that wm (wo weato. naff °»a u' them men ever give me a aluglr glance of recognition Tt waVt my place to eprfk 11 rat, m - being a sfranger an' they /home, to to apeak. I wm’nt gotog te puah myaelf 1 tell y* What. John, two or thrau i | l)»d to bold on to myself to keep ftrom telling of 'em Just what t tboagbl of such ontrieodly ways. •Why.’ ray* I to Brother Tomboy. "bow toeg do you S'pote ana them would be at Tnnkett Corner* b. for* we knew him well enough to do<i to an* fpund out bis nam*r "-Toatli -

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Aim *f uH*. Life la real Uf* |a earnest. Life i as opportunity to do somethin God and man. It la not Intended to be wasted with nhlotelllgem actlride* The qdeatioraja' hoi. -Are you bqsjr hot-Whg! are yon (>o|n(7~ la tbs coo and aim at your life to help God make this world bettor? II Is not enough even to be -ood. but we must bo good for oomettlng —Kev. J. Horae* Mai Iowa, Congress Uoos list. Lo* Angele* OaL TH* FeunUInhamk The soul of mao need# God and not get along edeotlOcaliy without God. as all seteoce points to that foontalnbead—Rev. D(. Duval. Preabytf: Man. (flnnlueg. CHoada

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